Mesa Pública

This weekly show features guests, news, discussions, commentary and analysis about current and cultural events in Guatemala and Central America. 

Mon, Jan 9, 2012  - 10 am CT - 30 mins

“La Camioneta – The Journey of One American School Bus” with Mark Kendall.

In the past five years more than 500 bus drivers have been murdered and many more have been threatened and extorted in Guatemala. Producer and director Mark Kendall will be with us to talk about his documentary “La Camioneta – The Journey of One American School Bus.” Why did he choose to follow the journey of a bus from the United States to Guatemala and what did he learn in the process? We’ll be asking Mark those questions and more as he discusses the forthcoming release of his Sundance Institute-sponsored film.

Hosts: Kara Andrade, Nic Wirtz, Violeta Rosales

For more information see our show page. Call in during the show  (714) 816-4717.

Kara Andrade is an Ashoka fellow working in Central America. She is co-founder of HablaCentro.com, a local mobile-driven network of regional citizen information websites in Latin America where contributions can be anonymous.

Violeta Rosales is a current editoral/reporter intern with HablaGuate. A 2010-2011 Fulbright Alumna to Egypt she research and writes about politics, global issues, the arts & music. 

Nicholas Wirtz is a freelance journalist in Guatemala since 2005. In 2010, he was asked to help brand Antigua, one of Guatemala's leading tourist destinations and recently started working with Kara Andrade as editor of the Vozz project website at Vozz.com.gt

Guest: Mark Kendall producer and director of the documentary, “La Camioneta – The Journey of One American School Bus,” which is due for release in 2012.